I had the opportunity to meet with the bishop of the St Paul Synod yesterday.
No,it wasn't this guy.
It all came about when I bought the rights to have lunch with the bishop at a church auction. For what I paid, I am glad that he paid for the meal. And it was a good thing to meet with him. I think that he had the opportunity to hear a different perspective of the church than he might not have had otherwise. the topics ranged from the nature of the call, to being a user friendly church, to the future of the church post-assembly. I will leave this post with another clip and I'll let you figure out what the bishop looks like.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Sunday, April 12, 2009
40 days
He is risen, he is risen indeed! It is over, it is over indeed! The 40 day journey from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday is finished. It is onward to the next big thing, in this case the Confirmation Sunday (28 students!), as well as PW leaving on sabbatical. In addition I will be working on the approval process, pushing to July 15 when all of the church wide paperwork needs to be submitted.
These past 40 days have been good, albeit busy. In addition to the writing of my approval essay, there have been the weekly Sunday services, Wednesday night Lenten soup suppers, confirmation time, and Lenten services. Again, I am grateful that Pastor Wayne prepares well in advance for the various seasons. Holy Week started with Palm/Passion Sunday. However, the choir does a yearly cantata, which reduces the work load for the pastoral staff. Maunday Thursday is the bookend to the Ash Wednesday service, complete with communion and a stripping of the alter. Good Friday service is a noon with a simple service, comprised of the passion narrative, interspersed with hymns. Easter starts with a sunrise service (we left the apartment at 5am to get there on time), and ends with the normal 11am service. During this time the youth are fund raising with a pancake breakfast.
I am glad that I understand the nature of this time in the life of the church, but I am also glad that it is over. Man I am bushed! But God is good, and he sustains even when we do not think we can go on!
These past 40 days have been good, albeit busy. In addition to the writing of my approval essay, there have been the weekly Sunday services, Wednesday night Lenten soup suppers, confirmation time, and Lenten services. Again, I am grateful that Pastor Wayne prepares well in advance for the various seasons. Holy Week started with Palm/Passion Sunday. However, the choir does a yearly cantata, which reduces the work load for the pastoral staff. Maunday Thursday is the bookend to the Ash Wednesday service, complete with communion and a stripping of the alter. Good Friday service is a noon with a simple service, comprised of the passion narrative, interspersed with hymns. Easter starts with a sunrise service (we left the apartment at 5am to get there on time), and ends with the normal 11am service. During this time the youth are fund raising with a pancake breakfast.
I am glad that I understand the nature of this time in the life of the church, but I am also glad that it is over. Man I am bushed! But God is good, and he sustains even when we do not think we can go on!
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